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Power Ballad 15

Screening from Fri 29 May

"★★★★ – terrific" – Guardian. A washed-up singer and a fading boy-band star become fast friends and faster enemies after a drunken jam session leads to confrontation and conflicting stories over song ownership.

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The Christophers 15

MORE TIMES ADDED: Screening until Thu 4 Jun

★★★★ – Time Out. Ian McKellen stars as an acerbic painter who takes on a young assistant and talented forger in Steven Soderbergh's supremely enjoyable comedy.

Screening today
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The Sheep Detectives PG

MORE TIMES ADDED: Screening until Thu 4 Jun

★★★★ – Telegraph. When a shepherd mysteriously dies his flock rally round to solve the crime in this blissful all-star family comedy.

Screening today
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Tuner 15

Screening from Fri 29 May

★★★★ – Guardian. Oscar-winning filmmaker Daniel Roher’s narrative debut is a gripping crime thriller about a piano tuner who discovers an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes.

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Northern Soul: Still Burning 15

MORE TIMES ADDED: Screening until Thu 4 Jun

"★★★★ – thumping celebration of the legendary underground club scene" – Guardian. This superb documentary explores the cultural phenomenon that is Northern Soul, and charts how the movement transformed through the decades

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Backrooms 15

Screening from Fri 29 May

"★★★★★ – icily disturbing horror rewrites the genre rulebook" – Guardian. A mysterious doorway leads to a labyrinthine realm of twisting corridors and impossible secrets in this atmospheric thriller.

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Obsession 18

MORE TIMES ADDED: Screening until Thu 4 Jun

★★★★ – Bloody Disgusting. When a music store employee wishes his crush would fall in love with him she becomes bewitched with a monsterous obsession. Jaw-on-the-floor horror.

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/ Late Night Friday

Street Trash 18

Fri 29 May, 9.30pm | Tickets £6.25 (+£1.25 admin fee for non-members)

A bonafide cult classic, Street Trash arrives in a new 4K restoration so everyone can enjoy this gleefully gross “melt movie” on the big screen.

Screening today
/ Season

Andrzej Wajda Centenary

Films screening across May

To mark the centenary of Andrzej Wajda’s birth and to celebrate this visionary filmmaker, we present a selection of his finest work including his rarely screened final film Afterimage.

/ Food & Drink

Lazy Sunday

Every Sunday morning, before the 12.30pm film

Lazy Sundays are back! Enjoy a film and brunch for £18.95 when attending our Sunday, 12.30pm film screening.

/ NT Live

NT Live: The Playboy of the Western World 12A

Sat 30 May, 5.15pm (caps) | Sun 31 May, 3pm | Thu 4 Jun, 7pm

Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s spirited comedy of youth and self-discovery.

/ MET Opera

El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego TBC

Sat 30 May, 6pm

The season comes to a close with a live transmission of American composer Gabriela Lena Frank’s first opera, a magical-realist portrait of Mexico’s painterly power couple Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.

Access Cinema

Regular screenings for people with differing access needs, to give all our customers the chance to enjoy a great cinema experience.

Audio described screenings

For our customers who are blind or have slight loss, many films come with audio description, where a recorded narrator describes the on-screen action during gaps in the dialogue. This is broadcast through wireless headsets so only the wearer can hear.

Relaxed environment screenings

Our relaxed environment screening have reduced sound levels, partially raised lighting, no trailers, and freedom to move around and use sensory aids. They are particularly suited to to people with neuro-diversities including autism, ADHD or other sensory processing disorders.

Captioned screenings

For anyone who is deaf or has hearing loss, we show descriptive subtitled versions of the latest English language movies in our main cinema screens.

Phoenix Leicester

Phoenix is Leicester’s centre for independent cinema, art and digital culture. Films and art deserve to be experienced somewhere special – which is why the whole Phoenix team works hard to make Phoenix a place where everyone can feel welcome and inspired.

Following a multi-million pound expansion, Phoenix now boast four state-of-the-art cinema screens, and shows everything from micro-budget independent films to the latest Hollywood blockbusters, plus film festivals and special events. And as an independent venue, the team handpicks Phoenix’s cinema programme specifically for Leicester audiences, so you’ll see things at Phoenix that aren’t screening in any other local cinemas.

With two superb galleries, Phoenix’s digital art programme presents exciting and innovative work by local and international artists; and short courses, workshops and activities provide opportunities for people of all ages to learn about and create their own film and art.

Our newly opened Café Bar offers a stylish and comfortable place to see friends and relax over a meal and drinks, or meet with clients and catch up on some work.

Phoenix believes that film and art have the power to enhance lives, and for many customers Phoenix staff make the difference. With a clear passion for their work, you’ll find many are studying film or art locally, or are involved in the wider creative community Phoenix attracts.

And as a local charity, all earnings go back into developing Phoenix’s creative programmes, enabling them to reach out to more people.

We hope to see you soon.